Howard Cosell and Muhammad Ali (Nice Documentary)

Best of "The Wide World of Sports" with Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell____________________________________________________________________________________________Tags: muhammad ali howard cosell cossell boxing documentary larry holmes leon spinks trevor berbick joe frazier louis mike tyson david haye

[@bafanamhlanga9662]

There's just no way you can unlike Ali. Rest in eternal peace my hero.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Howard Cosell The Greatest Sportscaster Of All Times 🎤👑

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Great comment JJ !!

[@BostonWhoFan515]

Ali is a special human being. The greatest sports figure of all time. Easily.

[@jesus7es7dios7]

a special human being? like would your depiction of the greatest sports figure include his bashing of other opponents, arrogance and ego, and the fact he was a womanizer? please...

[@BostonWhoFan515]

***** I said special, not perfect.

[@jesus7es7dios7]

Iron Mike Well my comment goes to both either special or perfect.... By the way, there's nothing special (in the positive framework) of a tongue like that of Ali... or Weather Jr. the third.... or MIKE TYSON HIMSELF.... their behavior further feeds the existing labels which portray blacks in America... and I'm sure you are aware of this.

[@BostonWhoFan515]

***** I'm sure black people look at Ail as an iconic American figure. And rightfully so. His position on the draft was epic. I love Tyson and Mayweather too but I wouldn't go so far as to say they're American icons. In the ring yeah, but they pale in comparison to the charisma Ali had. I'm not trying to argue with you. You're free to feel however you want. But I really urge you to reconsider your outlook on Ali. Whether you do or don't is up to you. Ali's is the man my friend.

[@jesus7es7dios7]

Iron Mike They hear what they want to hear... they see what they want to see... Of course, if there is no moral compass to follow and no shame of the behaviors a group of people commit, then how would they ever evolve from their condition.... IN OTHER WORDS, you don't understand how perverse it is to pervert an entire sport by acting how ali acted.... how weather jr. the thirds acts out... how mike "ears" Tyson behaved... I'm not talking about their boxing... i'm talking about their behaviors.... and the fact is that the world is lost because they actually admire people like this in the name of "sportsmanship".... But anyways.... there's nothing to discuss with you.... I maintain my above statement ...

[@irenegaruba48]

Thank you Mr Cosell for all the respect you had for the great Muhammad Ali. May you both rest in eternal Joy!❤️

[@jeremyvanbriesies1940]

These 2 gentlemen are 2 of my alltime hero's ...Muhammed Ali and Howard Cosell

[@nasfrom-da-ldn7362]

I cannot watch the ending of Any Muhammad Ali movies/documentaries it’s too sad to see a great man age like that. R.i.p People’s champ.

[@jeremyvanbriesies1940]

Ali was not a 3 or 4 time champion ...he is an eternal champion

[@khirjohari2098]

True A champion inside and outside the ring.The people's champion. There will never be another MOHAMAD ALI

[@rockyfish3115]

Cossell and Ali had a great relationship

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Yes, and Billy Crystal also.

[@rokguitarstar]

Two very special who grew to love each other. Their bantering was hilarious!

[@wignificentquan]

My husband aunt has Parkinson disease, she wasn't a boxer. It wasn't anything she could have done to prevent it. Rather he retired earlier or kept boxing, he still would have had it. Muhammad Ali was a very wised man, he knew what he was doing. YOU KNOW YOUR BODY!!!!!! But for whatever reason he had to keep boxing, just respect it. Because he earned it!!!!!!!!

[@francisbacon7738]

I find Ali's last years in the ring very sad. His speech is so slurred at the end, it was so obvious he had a serious health problem, it is unbelievable that he was allowed to carry on.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

..The fighter still remains... Paul Simon / The Boxer

[@AMPMGrind]

Seriously…

[@bengoldberg6198]

​@@BladeRunner-td8beyeah but that song was about a small time club fighter, not a world champ. Ali let himself get robbed over and over by the same people and that's why he kept fighting. He wanted to retire many times, but financial constraints made it difficult.

[@mikerubin22]

Ali and Cosell- The greatest of their professions never to be equaled

[@youtoo2233]

I've Loved Ali for decades and actually cried when he died, I held it in all day thinking I would be okay but then I saw a picture of him smiling and I lost it. My favorite boxer and athlete of all time

[@DJK-cq2uy]

Why do we all need to know the details...me, my I over n over. 🤡

[@depaola63]

Loved both men ! ⭐️⭐️ I’m now 57 and WWof Sports was my youth!

[@me-cq7wv]

Ali and his verbal sparring partner. 👍

[@HZVideosOfficial]

lollll!! 😊More like a Tag Team or Great Duo RIP ALI & COSELL

[@varuneeminchin6164]

I love Muhammad Ali and his boxing forever ♥️

[@mrthomasop]

he might not speak as he did back then, but his whisdom and such are no different as than........thats what i admire about him

[@lesliemorris8382]

Ali will always be the greatest heavyweight to put the gloves on he would have beatin any heavyweight in his prime.

[@user-zs6mn1vo3o]

👌

[@patprr1756]

Not true

[@chrisbromberg3761]

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[@teyevictor]

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[@patricktee6305]

It’s hard to believe that, were Ali alive today, he’d be 80 years of age, a senior statesman of the sport he dominated for so long. You were larger than life, sir, truly one of a kind. Rest In Peace, dear Muhammad!

[@wonderrob3225]

it used to crack me up when Ali would make fun of cossells wig and act like he was gonna snatch it off of his head :)

[@jamiericci-martinez6691]

I use to love this classic banter between Ali and Cosell

[@audreysimmonds4873]

he was an entertainer with so many skills

[@mrchubbyfella9421]

He was truly amazing

[@javediqbal423]

He proved that he is really the greatest human being 💪🏼🤛🏼💖💙💞💛♥️💚💜💗💯💝💖💗💐🌹🥀🌷🌺🌸🏵️🌻🌼💮🌧️💟 he will always live in our hearts ❤️💜🧡💛💚💙💗💐🤲☝️✍️✌️✊💪 God bless him 💓 Jannat ul firdous. Ameen summa Ameen ❤️💜🧡💛💚💙

[@G1raff3s]

Muhammad Ali is “The Greatest boxer since Cassius Clay”...

[@jenniferparson7492]

I love that great word play😁

[@klassickingz9094]

Cassius clay was the man, like a skinny alien kid with blinding unmatched speed from another planet..

[@antonybrown432]

@@jenniferparson7492 that was smooth the way you put that

[@jenniferparson7492]

@@antonybrown432 Thank You Sir.

[@antonybrown432]

@@jenniferparson7492 you are quite welcome Jennifer stay blessed

[@gailtroxell3575]

RIP Butterfly!!! Your sting was like no other.

[@barrydouglas4416]

Muhammad Ali was the greatest man of the 20th century. And the greatest sports personality of all time. As a Heavyweight boxer, he will ever be remembered as the greatest boxer of all time.

[@AnAnd-pf6bh]

Not just a great boxer, he was a man with integrity and courage. He spoke the truth about racial and social issues and stood firmly for what he believed. He's not just a great black American, he's a great worldwide figure, a true legend

[@thomasigo5292]

Ali was a good human being of those time who fought for his freedom and for his people what a great man one of the greatest athletes who ever lived...RIP.

[@RandomJin_]

YOU SHOOK UP THE WORLD! YOU SHOOK UP THE WORLD!

[@sosuper7]

This takes me back to my teens,Ali was always my favorite athlete which irked my oldest sister who didn't care much for the champ because of his bragging,however,the dynamic duo of Cosell and Ali during this period bring back fond memories.Vintage footage.

[@joecumagun2678]

I’m

[@marcosibiza]

The greatest in all sports...in and out of the ring

[@jasonkeys5940]

Ali is a legend add to that Cossel you'd get magic.

[@backintobalance9542]

Ali, Frazier, foreman and Norton all had a brotherly love for each other by the end of their careers. Holmes too could have really hurt Ali, but didn’t. All great champions

[@Trader100fish]

Holmes was never a great champion because he had no charisma no character easily forgotten

[@marleywills2160]

He was , he dominated. He just wasn't diplomatic and said what people wanted. Outspoken and real. He's mellowed a bit now though and the people that have met him, say positive things Underated fighter, he dominated an era and would of beaten foreman if he fought in the 70s

[@sundayadebowale]

Ali was already showing signs of his sickness even during this interview.

[@hamdijama2575]

I noticed that too

[@sugarsingh4951]

Yeah he was slurring, not as bad as it would become, but def could see it beginning

[@Danimal77]

This interview? How far did you get in the video? Because there were multiple interviews held here between 1964 and 1981 in this video.

[@lwmson]

I actually saw the 1980 interview in which Ali was announcing his "retirement" from boxing (30:00). I vividly remember, because I remember how disturbed I was because of Ali's slurred speech. It was the first time that I had seen him speak so slowly, and it puzzled me. I thought to myself, "well, he must be really tired." But now I see now that he was showing early signs of Parkinsons.

[@boxeolocopunch762]

Not parkinson.. his slurring voice is from brain damaga for all the punches he took. You cant get parkinson by boxing. He had parkinson but thats another story

[@tomerchaouat5943]

It was 1979

[@LeeKav]

@@boxeolocopunch762 That's speculative. Parkinsons affects the muscle used for speech and can greatly inhibit one's capacity to communicate. It was the consensus of the doctors who examined him that he had no mental or intellectual impairment, that it was a matter of impaired speech capacity as a result of Parkinsons.

[@alboooze]

wee love you Muhammad Ali you shook the world

[@MohammedShaffi]

All you people what you expect from a boxer who is in his 40's to win a heavy weight ?. His presence in the ring at that age is what makes him The GREATEST.

[@wonjubhoy]

George foreman won it in his 40s.

[@alvalankerofficial]

"His behind shall be mine in round 9." - Muhammad Ali

[@faridzmohd6511]

the greatest of all time

[@liberty5069]

There's never been such a greater relationship between an athlete and sportscaster as these two. It was a great era of boxing we may never see again.

[@daviddaniel7750]

He always speaks the truth.

[@treetrout3987]

The Greatest IN the Ring, and an even better Man out of it. Think of the lessons we've all learned from him ; if you're 50 plus, especially. It hurts me to watch or even think of his 80's fights. I Love the man - he was always a hero of mine. R.I.P Muhammad.

[@mannyhenry1356]

Fame can be just like a drug. I wish to brother would have retired after the Foreman fight. May peace be upon you. See you in Paradise my brother

[@unikkatil1218]

He is also the only men i woul'd like to meet. I prefer to meet him instead of any men that has lived. If somone ask me: 1 billion dollars or live at the time of muhammad ali and be his friend. I would choose without any doubt Muhammad Ali. I just can't say how much i want to meet him even if he can't talk.

[@philfrank9226]

Idolater.

[@Zlav963]

I'd take the one billion dollars, bring all the available tapes and books about Ali, and help hundreds (if not thousands) of lil lost kids to find out they way in this savage life.. Perhaps i will make another Ali, maybe not, but what I will do is exactly what Muhammad Ali preached all over his life in and outside the ring. So, I think you're exaggerating my friend.. Coz love can never be blind.

[@edkedk7029]

Me 2

[@classicsurvivor]

When the interviews are all stacked on top of each other like this it makes it really obvious what was happening.

[@bjkgkghkghkg22312313]

He was such a wonderful,amazing and such a specimen of a man but it's sad when he said "i never like to train" wonder if he keep training normaly on the 3 and a half years when he got stripped from his title...He would just destroy frazier!And if he keep the training constantly and seriously always as he should,maybe he would be the 5-time heavyweight champion or even ended up undefeated!But even making the mistakes that he did he will always be THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES!Long live Muhammad Ali!

[@RodneyD]

I believe Ali was showing early signs of Parkinson’s at this point.

[@LaMaisondeCasaHouse]

that old intro sure brings back memories :)

[@symunir9022]

Thank you, for sharing this. Loved the man, and still do. Not a perfect man, but a man who did more for boxing as a sport than many other professionals have done for their particular sport. Some of this elicited tears; others made me smile. Best regards.

[@vidnut67]

I can't believe that Chris Fowler would state that Ken Norton was the only legitimate contender Ali faced in 1976. Has he forgotten Jimmy Young?

[@markg.1078]

That is a very good point. That was a highly disputed decision in Ali's favor. During that time it was virtually impossible to win a decision against Muhammad Ali. He was just too popular. My opinion is that I felt Jimmy Young did enough to win the fight.

[@wotdoesthisbuttondo]

Howard Cosell talked to Muhammad Ali in the exact same way a father talks real to his son, Ali would have died in the ring if it wasn't for Cosel subtley keeping Ali and his opponents aware enough to stay within the boundaries of human tolerance.

[@AmaziahGamble]

Big up Cosell, Howard for his rendering of athletes like Ali nuff respect. However, human tolerance is an act of will that Ali demo strated countless many times over, again, against opponents in their prime, for One let's keep in the sport Of pure 🥊 Boxing withal due respect.

[@Babu-lr3wp]

He had more guts then alot of people no matter what color or religion and things that he said for the black people, nobody has ever said until now. Thats why his the greatest.

[@patprr1756]

Jesus is he greatest

[@Babu-lr3wp]

@@patprr1756 yes but he was a messenger of God

[@patprr1756]

@@Babu-lr3wp He is God .

[@Babu-lr3wp]

@@patprr1756 only your god

[@patprr1756]

@@Babu-lr3wp He's the creator , maker of heaven and earth and he is also judge of the world saviour if you want him to be , he is Lord of Lords king of Kings.

[@RNOB]

0:17 all of us know !! you are The Greatest of all times!!

[@funktron4]

Excellent program. Thanky you so much for posting this.

[@dameer85]

more than a men a legend who never will born againnnnn

[@joshg2350]

Ali has already started slurring his words a few years before the Holmes fight. So sad. RIP to the greatest!

[@gmasssheik6763]

Mohamed was a man of unique greatness, may Allah rest his soul

[@mimimouse2810]

Sure wish Ali was still here ❤

[@justinwelsh4325]

You can tell here the Parkinson's is taking affect... sad but true. Ali was suffering far before the Holmes fight. 1976 or 1977 was when it started showing physically and in Ali's speech.

[@josephmartinez8166]

and what's sad is that he kept fighting. He shouldn't have been fighting but they let him fight. They made money of this man and didn't care about him or his health.

[@justinwelsh4325]

The Wepner fight is when you start seeing the parkinsons shortly prior. During the tv show with Ali/wepner on stage. The videos are on youtube in two parts. His speech is slurred at times and he studders a good bit on occasion. It really shows after the Shavers fight and in the roach spray commercial. From then on its obvious but the signs are there after the Foreman fight and before the Wepner fight if you look close. I agree with what you said.

[@brucescott4261]

justin welsh ...The year was 1977 shortly after Ali's bout against Shavers.

[@Petal4822]

His team doctor quit because Ali ignored his warnings that his health was deteriorating.

[@Petal4822]

Did Ali have any signs of Parkinson during the George Foreman fight.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Ali was destined to lose those last fights in his career and I knew it was going to happen based on how energy-less his voice was during pre and post fight interviews. When he lost "it" he really lost it. And during those interviews I personally believe he was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease. Still Ali will stand as one of the greatest of all time. If not for the time he lost during incarceration in his prime years it's very possible at least in my mind that he could have undoubtedly been the greatest heavyweight of all time.

[@dadhatdaddy9173]

Exile not incarceration, he never went to prison

[@audreysimmonds4873]

Mohammed will always be the greatest, so happy to have lived in his time,,..

[@truthtobetold12]

never seen this before. thanks a lot.

[@luckyasif]

a living legend!!

[@fattony9227]

Howard Cosell says a smart ass remark towards Ali. Ali: I made you, Howard Cosell!

[@lukepate8749]

Thank you for this vid. :)

[@user-sq7zz4ug6r]

Amazing man

[@youtoo2233]

Ali used to handle Holmes in sparring years earlier, but by '80 Holmes was champ and in his prime and Ali had been in decline for years, he must've been thinking Holmes was no better than when he was a sparring partner

[@TakingOnTyson]

awesome upload !

[@James-th7wb]

It's really grim listening to his speech deteriorate and then knowing he fought after that and sustained more damage.

[@protamine4]

"Set down, Joe. Set down, Joe. Quick, Joe!"

[@peterserbian6556]

This I tell ya brother, you can't have one without the other!! lol!!

[@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly]

This really means something to me, and too the people, POWER TO THE PEOPLE

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Letting him in the ring with Larry Holmes should have landed someone in prison. His last few years in the ring are a disgrace on a purely human level. The love of money is the root of all evil indeed.

[@patprr1756]

That's from the true word of God , the bible .

[@blues05]

@@patprr1756 Amen to that

[@symunir9022]

It seems that Ali's illness was beginning to show in his speech when Ali talked to Cosell after announcing his retirement. How did it go so unnoticed that he fought a few more fights, risking to get really hurt?

[@tomerchaouat5943]

To be honest Ali illness started to be noticeable after the first spinks fight in February 1978 watching the video in 24:15

[@clairemadeinheaven]

man from 78 to 79 you can really see the change in ali's speech

[@outatimemcfly1953]

muhammad ali for life 🥊🥊greatest from france

[@bellyshit2]

ali is 'the greatest of all time'!!!! not even parkinsons can take that away from him!!! [-;

[@kevinchute4262]

A couple comments and personal opinions about Muhammad Ali if I may. I don't know for sure exactly at what point his Parkinson's began to effect him physically - I don't think anybody really does. But it's clear to me from his speech, that at least by the time he began training for the Holmes fight (and possibly much earlier) - it was well under way. The thyroid pills and his age, only made the situation worse. But if you look at it in a different light - how great was Ali, to have been the Heavyweight Champion of the World - WHILE suffering from Parkinson's Disease?!?! That's pretty astonishing in my eyes. (And btw - the fight with Berbick was actually a decent fight if you look it objectively. Ali clearly at that point had slowed tremendously due to age and Parkinson's. But he was far more competitive than in the Holmes fight. Makes you wonder how much more competitive the Holmes fight may have been if he hadn't been taking the thyroid pills). G.O.A.T. !!!

[@stuartperry1047]

Excellent points! Especially in reference to the Berbick fight. I've always thought the same thing.

[@jehugo66]

This brings back memories! My Dad loved boxing and both of these guys. If they were coming on ABC Wide World he'd drop what're he was doing and watch these guys joust-cuz you never knew what they'd say (2:15-6:50), but you knew it'd be good! These two became best friends, almost family. Howard was like a harsh dad or uncle lecturing his teen son/nephew like he was still 12. But Muhammed was more like a teen or 21 you who's not going to take that family brow beating. TV Sports has never had anything as good as these two. My Dad was like Howard, to me, and others-a provocateur Smart Alec, having some fun with Ali. The Champ would be serious-, professional, nice three-piece suit with tie. Howard would get his goat and you'd then a ee Cassius Clay emerge-and he didn't take any crap. Ya da! Howard would have the interview that audiences wanted to see-the cocky Ali dishing it out. My Dad chuckled at me the same way Cosell did at Muhammed, declaring victory. What heady days. Such an endorphin rush, back in time. You had to be there. Great post! Merci and Gracias. Dunka schein and Sye sye!

[@dantej32]

I love it and laugh every time I see the skier bust his ass since I was 6 years old. The agony of defeat

[@stevevargo6554]

The Greatest will always be the Greatest... Who would bet against him when he was young, 1964 - 1967?

[@1995-2009]

thank you

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

The boxing committee should have been charged with criminal negligence for allowing the Ali vs Holmes fight.

[@SSR175]

Anyone else notice his speech slowing down as early as 1976?

[@tomerchaouat5943]

Yeah

[@acidali01]

GOAT

[@kailanaveen1702]

I’m the lord of the ring.. His confidence defines him

[@zaracapzara_cap9619]

Amazing

[@MrKarma49]

Ali was and is the Lord of the Ring :) 5:10

[@Donal111]

I'm reading a book called "Sound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship " by Dave Kindred. Tt's about Ali's and Cosell's relationship. Go to 15:55 of the video, the question about Ali's financial situation. The book tells that this question had to be redone to what we see here, here is what happened previous:

[@noelmulcahy281]

Ali is the greatest of all time

[@akaali100]

He must b the greatest. Muhammad Ali. Champ ali

[@elvicare35]

Awesome!!!!!

[@andyanderson5637]

Howard the only man to push Ali buttons and not get ass kicked.

[@annettelynch8420]

howard cosell, a class act.

[@kumarnarendra1873]

27:00 the real tribute by Cosell paid to Ali.

[@Donal111]

Several lines were reprised in the actual taping, others were reshaped and some edited on second though. One of those edited dealt with money. As they did the run-through, Cosell framed a question about Ali's financial circumstances. Ali's answer included the information that "if I sold everything I had, tomorrow, I'd be worth three and a half millions dollars."

[@michaelb8809]

Howard and Ali were 2 of the most iconic men of their day. i love em both!

[@LelandnSonya4eva]

Ali went in on Cosell right quick. Lol

[@gabrielthomas7356]

Holmes is the baddest

[@mohammadmalik2957]

He even acknowledged that he’s “slowing down”